Definition for open system - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	open system (open sys¦tem) noun 1 Computing a system in which the components and protocols conform to standards independent of a particular supplier. 2 Physics a material system in which mass or energy can be lost to or gained from the environment.		Search results in the dictionary open-field system More results » More words in this category access provider agent clean room disconnect FIFO image kludge Mbyte mesh net 1 personal organizer phone hacking preload prompt regex repartition rewritable scroll spellcheck text processing Nearby Words open sandwich open sea open season open secret open sesame open shop open side open society open stock open system open texture Open University open verdict open water open-circuit open-concept open-ended open-eyed open-faced